These are the deadliest jobs in America

June 6, 2017 at 1:00 a.m. | Updated June 6, 2017 at 4:28 a.m.

by Staff Report

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2014 file photo, steelworker Nik Pries of Refa Erection walks across decking 23 stories above ground as construction continues on the new Park Avenue West Tower in downtown Portland, Ore. Six years after its financial system nearly sank and nearly that long since the recession ended, the United States seems poised to grow in 2015 at its fastest pace in a decade. Its growth from July through September _ a 5 percent annual rate _ was the swiftest for any quarter since 2003. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Kristyna Wentz-Graff, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2014 file photo, steelworker Nik Pries of Refa Erection walks across decking 23 stories above ground as construction continues on the new Park Avenue West Tower in downtown Portland, Ore. Six years after its financial system nearly sank and nearly that long since the recession ended, the United States seems poised to grow in 2015 at its fastest pace in a decade. Its growth from July through September _ a 5 percent annual rate _ was the swiftest for any quarter since 2003. (AP Photo/The Oregonian, Kristyna Wentz-Graff, File)

In 2015, there were 4,836 fatal work injuries nationwide, including 14 in metropolitan Chattanooga. That was the highest number since 2008 and averaged 3.38 deaths per 100,000 full-time equivalent employees. The most dangerous jobs that year were:

1. Logging - 110.9 deaths per 100,000

2. Fishermen - 80.8 deaths per 100,000

3. Pilots and flight engineers - 64 deaths per 100,000

4. Roofers - 47.4 deaths per 100,000

5. Garbage collectors - 358 deaths per 100,000

6. Farmers and agricultural workers - 26.7 deaths per 100,000

7. Steelworkers - 25.2 deaths per 100,000

8. Truckers - 24.7 deaths per 100,000

9. Electrical line workers - 19.2 deaths per 100,000

10. Taxi drivers - 18 deaths per 100,000

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2015 data

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